Motorola is heading back to its original home ground—
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Motorola Solutions announced Sept. 15 that the company will relocate its global headquarters to 500 W. Monroe Street in Chicago, bringing along 800 employees with a combined total of 1,100 employees in the City of Chicago.
Currently in Schaumburg, Illinois, its headquarters will move into its new, 150,000 square feet of space on six floors in summer 2016. Motorola was originally founded in 1928 on Chicago’s Harrison Street.
Mayor Emanuel said Motorola Solutions is not only returning to its Chicago roots, but the company is doubling down on Chicago’s future.
“The company will add hundreds of jobs to our city’s growing technology industry and gain the access to talent that they need for the future we are all building here, in Chicago,” he added.
The company’s customer briefing center will be located at the new downtown headquarters, according to Motorola. Position’s at the Chicago office will range from the company’s ventures group, the chief technology office, information technology and software engineering.
Motorola Solutions will also maintain its current Americas Sales Headquarters at 224 S. Michigan Ave., occupying a 46,000-square-foot space with approximately 300 employees.
Greg Brown, chairman and CEO of Motorola Solutions believes this is a great step for the company’s future built on technology.
“This is another transformative step in ensuring a future of continued innovation, and will provide us with greater access to high-tech talent,” he said.
Motorola Solutions’ Chicago-area employees with be exposed to new, modern workspaces that spark innovation, collaboration and creativity in its new Chicago office. It also provides the company with direct access to software talent such as data scientists, user experience designers, interface designers and software developers, that are critical to its future success.
Motorola’s significant presence in Schaumburg, with approximately 1,600 employees on its current campus, will remain. The company’s manufacturing and delivery operations will move to Elgin, Illinois, and it plans to sell the unused real estate on its 277-acre Schaumburg campus for redevelopment.
